Few things stimulate certain red-blooded segments of the American populace more than ball games, blondes, and bacon. And even those of us who usually don’t care for any of those three can’t help but feel our blood pressure rise when we get the chance to talk to bodacious beauty Kate Upton on the eve of her Super Bowl–commercial debut. Kate exhibits the kind of vigorous beauty that elicits responses ranging from jealousy to insanity; the kind that lands a girl on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s annual paean to fantasy pocket pool, the Swimsuit Issue; the kind that would be somewhat cheapened, given the contemporary state of things in Greece, by calling it Hellenic. But we are shameless, so that didn’t stop us from grilling her about bikinis, Benzes, bloopers, binges, and Buffalo wings. Highlights from our conversation:

Brett Berk: People who have to wear a suit to work every day hate to wear suits on vacation. You often go to work in a bikini. So what do you wear to relax?

I love the car because it’s really sporty and high quality, just like all Mercedes cars. But now it’s at an affordable price, so I think it’s really amazing that they did that.
What was the funniest thing about filming this commercial? If we could see the blooper reel, what would be on it?

I think that the whole set was just fun. I really enjoyed shooting for them, because everyone just had a good time and everyone was so connected. I make sure to have a good time on every set.
Really? How do you do that? What’s your trick?

I enjoy my job and I enjoy the people around me, so it just happens.
Binging on junk food is part of the Super Bowl tradition. But you’re a model, so you have to be careful about what my grandmother calls your “figure.” While everyone else is pigging out on Buffalo wings, are you just like, picking at the celery sticks that come with them, or do you go for it on game day?

It depends. If I have a job right after, I’m the one standing in the corner picking at the fruit. But if I don’t, then I enjoy my “sometimes food”—that’s what my mom calls it.
What’s your secret favorite binge food? Your ideal “sometimes food”?

I have no restrictions in my life. I eat what I want. No, I’m just kidding! That was such a lie! It’s ridiculous.
Last question. We ask all of our Stars & Cars interviewees to tell us about the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to them in a car. What’s your most humiliating car story?

Oh my God. I don’t know. I don’t even have a car. I live in New York. Actually, that’s probably the most embarrassing thing—that I don’t have a car. Maybe Mercedes can help me out with that. I feel like I know some people there or something.